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  • Apr 30, 2026
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    30 Apr

    ahrefs adds a new Keywords report metric in GSC Insights for the average position of the highest-ranking URL.

    There’s a new metric for the Keywords report in GSC Insights: The average position of the highest-ranking URL. This can be useful to monitor when you have multiple URLs ranking for the same term, such as a branded query.

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  • Apr 28, 2026
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    28 Apr

    ahrefs increases API limits for Lite, Standard and Advanced plans, giving users more credits and more rows per request.

    We’ve massively increased API limits for Lite, Standard and Advanced plans.

    In this AI era, we’re opening up more data to power your marketing.

    Changes depend on your account level, but as an example, Standard plans now get 2.67x more credits and up to 10x more rows per request.

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  • Apr 24, 2026
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    24 Apr

    ahrefs adds Grok response monitoring in Brand Radar for Ahrefs and custom prompts.

    Grok responses are now available to monitor in Brand Radar for both Ahrefs prompts and custom prompts.

    It’s available in the All indexes add-on or available as a separate subscription.

    Note that a separate subscription is not required to track Grok responses for custom queries.

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  • Apr 23, 2026
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    23 Apr

    ahrefs updates Dashboard → Portfolios with a single-page overview of multiple portfolio performance.

    After recently adding portfolio support to GSC Insights reports, we’ve now updated the corresponding view in Dashboard → Portfolios. This provides an overview into the performance of multiple portfolios from a single page.

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  • Apr 23, 2026
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    23 Apr

    ahrefs adds chart exports for Organic keywords and Organic positions in Site Explorer.

    You can now export charts from the Organic keywords and Organic positions charts in Site Explorer.

    Previously, you could only export the history of organic keywords and positions which had a location filter.

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  • Apr 23, 2026
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    Bot Analytics, free API access, and more (February & March 2026)

    ahrefs releases a broad product update with Bot Analytics, smarter AI workflows, richer reporting, and easier cross-tool navigation. It adds AI prompt generation, stronger cited-page insights, improved AI Content Helper and Site Audit tools, plus expanded API and Report Builder options.

    We’ve got 24 updates this month – from a brand new way to see how bots crawl your site to smarter AI workflows and more flexible reporting across tools.

    Let’s dive in.

    Bot Analytics

    Meet Bot Analytics, a new tool that shows every bot crawling your website and the pages they hit, so you can protect your crawl budget from the wrong ones. It tracks bots across 12 categories like AI assistants, search engines, SEO tools, and social platforms.

    You can also toggle the “AI bots” filter to isolate AI traffic across all reports.

    Getting started requires a Cloudflare integration. Use Logpush for high-traffic sites or a Worker for simpler setups.

    Brand Radar

    Generate custom prompts with AI

    Instead of writing prompts manually, you can now generate them with AI. Select your location and focus areas, like competitor comparisons or pricing pages, then review and refine the generated prompts before adding them.

    Tags for prompt grouping

    Prompts can now be grouped with tags, making it easier to analyze patterns across topics instead of reviewing them one by one.

    Fanout queries in AI responses

    AI responses now include fanout queries, which show the additional searches models generate behind the scenes. Think of them as “hidden question” that often reveal useful subtopics to target.

    Cited pages report improvements

    The Cited pages report has been expanded with new insights. A “pages by source” breakdown shows how citations are split between your pages, competitors, and others, with quick filters for each group.

    While the table will show which brands are mentioned on each cited page, along with page type classification and new DR, UR, and traffic metrics.

    YouTube “Cited in AI” column

    The YouTube report now shows how often videos are cited in AI responses, broken down by chatbot. This makes it easier to spot which formats and creators are favored by AI.

    FREE custom prompts

    Custom prompts are now included in all of Ahrefs’ paid plans (except Starter), so you can start tracking your own prompts right away without needing a separate package.

    General updates

    Expanded features for Lite+ plans

    Several features are now available across Lite+ plans, including:

    • API v3 access
    • Always-on Audits
    • Report Builder (higher limits)

    This opens up more advanced workflows without needing to upgrade.

    Cross-tool project navigation

    A new project-level navigation lets you switch between tools within the same project, making it faster to move between analysis and action.

    AI Content Helper

    Content score and word count in document list

    Content score and word count are now visible directly in the document list, so it’s easier to spot which articles need improvement. You can also batch export them to Google Docs, or delete and restore them in bulk.

    Custom competitors

    Instead of relying only on top SERP results, you can now add your own competitor URLs when creating a document. Benchmark against the pages that actually matter to your business.

    Improve pages with AI from Site Explorer

    Pages can now be sent directly from Site Explorer’s Top Pages report into AI Content Helper, pre-filled with the page and its main keyword. This makes it faster to move from analysis to optimization.

    Keywords Explorer

    Category filter

    The Category filter helps narrow down keywords relevant to a specific niche, making keyword research faster and more focused.

    Non-English translations for global terms

    International SEOs, you’re in for a treat. Global terms now show English translations for non-English keywords, so you can understand demand across languages.

    Related keywords in traffic share reports

    Traffic share reports include related keywords alongside seed terms.

    The reports were built to show which competitors capture the most organic traffic for your seed keywords.

    Now, you get an extended picture of the niche terms your competitors are quietly ranking for that you might have missed.

    Rank Tracker

    Import keywords to multiple projects

    Keywords can now be uploaded to multiple projects at once via CSV, removing a common bottleneck for teams managing large keyword sets or migrating from other rank tracking tools.

    Site Audit

    Bulk project settings

    Project settings can now be updated in bulk. Select multiple projects, choose which settings to override, and apply changes in one go.

    Generate and patch image alt texts

    Patches got an update too. Missing alt texts can now be generated and patched directly in Site Audit, individually or in bulk. Detection has also been improved to exclude decorative and tracking images, reducing false positives.

    Report Builder

    Report scheduling

    Reports can now be scheduled with flexible delivery options. PDFs are sent directly to recipients, even if they don’t have an Ahrefs account.

    API updates

    API v3 access on Lite+ plans

    API v3 is now available on Lite+ plans, making it easier to integrate Ahrefs data into your own tools and workflows.

    Additional endpoints

    New endpoints cover custom prompts, Site Audit project filtering, and GSC performance data, so more workflows can be handled programmatically.

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    That’s it for February and March

    If you have feedback or feature requests, let us know on Canny. See you in the next update.

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  • Apr 22, 2026
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    22 Apr

    ahrefs adds a new Keyword filter to GSC Insights with Phrase and Partial match plus multi-value input.

    Our GSC Insights tool now has a new Keyword filter.

    Match single or multiple rules by Phrase match and Partial match. You can enter multiple values at once, separated by commas.

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  • Apr 22, 2026
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    22 Apr

    ahrefs adds Word count and Rank Tracker status filters to its GSC Insights Keywords report.

    The Keywords report in our GSC Insights tool has two new filters: Word count, and Rank tracker status. The latter lets you quickly see performance of terms you do or don’t track in Ahrefs’ Rank Tracker tool.

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  • Apr 22, 2026
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    22 Apr

    ahrefs redesigns Social Media Manager Overview with channel performance, quick stats, upcoming posts, and top posts.

    The Social Media Manager Overview page has received a major redesign. Now, instead of only seeing follower counts, you get a full snapshot of your social media channels and performance. This includes quick stats, upcoming posts, top posts by views, and follower counts for connected channels.

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  • Apr 21, 2026
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    21 Apr

    ahrefs improves Brand Radar Cited pages with average cited position and new table columns for easier visibility into found but uncited pages.

    The Cited pages report in Brand Radar now shows the average position a page was cited. The table also gets three new columns: Found in, Cited in, and Avg. position. It’s now much easier to see when pages are found but not cited, across results.

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  • Apr 21, 2026
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    21 Apr

    ahrefs improves Brand Radar AI response prompt details with a clearer design and visible cited and uncited URLs.

    The prompt details panel for AI responses in Brand Radar has received a design upgrade. You can now clearly see both cited pages, and URLs found but not cited.

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  • Apr 21, 2026
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    21 Apr

    ahrefs adds a Site structure report to Web Analytics and Path Analytics for tree-like traffic and bot insights.

    A new Site structure report has been added to both Web Analytics and Path Analytics. Similar to reports in Site Explorer and GSC insights, it shows website paths in a tree-like format. This helps you see which website sections account for the most website traffic, and which bots (such as AI bots) are focused on.

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  • Apr 18, 2026
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    18 Apr

    ahrefs adds interactive widgets to MCP, letting Claude and ChatGPT render scorecards, charts, and tables in chat.

    We’ve added interactive widgets to the Ahrefs MCP. Claude and ChatGPT now render scorecards, time-series charts, and table reports in chat responses. Each widget also links to the corresponding Ahrefs report for further analysis.

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  • Apr 18, 2026
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    18 Apr

    ahrefs adds Brand Radar API support for brand name variations and websites with new POST endpoints.

    Brand Radar API endpoints now support brand name variations and websites, matching the standard Ahrefs UI. To handle these more complex inputs, we created POST versions of our existing GET endpoints. You can learn more about the changes on our official developer documentation.

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  • Apr 18, 2026
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    18 Apr

    ahrefs adds official ChatGPT app directory support for its MCP, making Ahrefs data easier to use in marketing projects.

    The Ahrefs MCP is now available in the official ChatGPT apps directory. While our MCP worked with ChatGPT previously, it required a manual set-up process, which is no longer required. Now it’s easier to use Ahrefs data to power your marketing projects.

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